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1 Kreuzer 'Konventionskreuzer' - Charles Theodore Gold pattern strike
| Issuer | Palatinate |
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| Year | 1786 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Crowned shield bearing the rampant Palatinate lion passant, set within a circular border of fine milling. The shield is flanked by stylized foliate sprays. Above the crown, the initials 'C' and 'P' (for Carl Philipp or Carl Theodor, Elector Palatine) appear in the field to either side, all within a beaded inner circle. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 CONVENT KREUZ 1786 |
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Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine, had by 1786 already been ruling Bavaria for nearly a decade following the extinction of the Wittelsbach-Sulzbach line — an inheritance he accepted reluctantly and that left him deeply unpopular in Munich. Pattern strikes in gold at this weight were produced not for circulation but as presentation pieces, almost certainly for court distribution. A copper Konventionskreuzer of this type would have been worth a fraction of a pfennig in gold terms; the metal alone in this piece exceeds the face value by several hundred times.